Julie Maciura

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving physical and verbal abuse of students over a three-year period.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a three-month suspension, a reprimand, completion of a course in anger and classroom management, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The member, a teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct following a criminal conviction for assault arising from an off-duty incident.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The member was reprimanded and required to complete counselling in stress and anger management.

The Committee also ordered that the member's name be published in the College's official publication, rejecting the member's request for an anonymized publication, emphasizing the need for transparency and general deterrence.

The Discipline Committee held a penalty hearing after finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct for exhibiting a lack of respect for students, using inappropriate language, and failing to demonstrate care for special needs students.

Considering the Member's inexperience as a mitigating factor, the Committee ordered that the Member be counselled, complete a pre-approved course on classroom management at his own expense, and have the findings published in summary form without his name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct.

The member operated a private outdoor adventure company and promoted it to students during school hours, falsely promising academic credits and failing to provide refunds for cancelled trips.

The member did not attend the hearing despite multiple adjournments.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including conflict of interest, failing to maintain professional standards, and disgraceful conduct.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, against the Member.

The parties agreed that a finding of professional misconduct was unlikely if the matter proceeded to a hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion in exchange for the Member's undertaking to immediately resign, surrender her certificate, and never teach again in any public or private school in Ontario.

The applicant appealed a proposal by the Registrar to refuse his application for registration as a funeral director.

The refusal was based on the applicant's past conduct towards co-workers, substance abuse issues, and criminal convictions for which he was still on probation.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal found that the applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of rehabilitation or that he had stopped using drugs.

The Tribunal concluded there were reasonable grounds to believe the applicant would not conduct himself with honesty, integrity, and in accordance with the law, and directed the Registrar to refuse the application.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for possessing inappropriate and nude images on his classroom computer, which were briefly viewed by a student.

This conduct also breached a prior written undertaking the member had given to the College not to use school computers for such purposes.

The member pled no contest to the allegations and admitted the facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the member's name, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.

The Member, a teacher, pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct stemming from a sexual relationship with a student.

The Member had previously been convicted of sexual exploitation under the Criminal Code and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's teaching certificate.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the decision with the Member's name, finding that the criminal publication ban protected the student's identity but did not extend to prohibiting the publication of the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for two separate incidents.

In the first, the member was found to have made highly inappropriate and profane comments to a pregnant student.

In the second, the member was found to have used profanity, yelled at special education students, and demonstrated ineffective classroom management.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct on both counts, ordering a three-month suspension, mandatory coursework in classroom management and sensitivity training, and publication of the decision.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from an incident where she grabbed a student's sweatshirt, caused another student to fall by placing her hand on his shoulder, and used profanity.

The Discipline Committee accepted the plea and found her guilty of professional misconduct, including physical and verbal abuse.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a course on boundaries and anger management, and publication of the decision without the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a former student.

The member engaged in inappropriate electronic communications with the student and met with her outside of school on several occasions, during which physical contact occurred.

The member had previously been reprimanded by his school board for similar conduct but continued the relationship.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse, rejecting his claim that he was merely trying to end the relationship.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate comments with sexual overtones to female students.

The member had previously been disciplined by his school board for boundary violations.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Despite concerns about the member's recidivism and the dated case law provided by counsel, the Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, completion of a boundaries course, and publication with the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

The parties agreed that a finding of professional misconduct was unlikely if the matter proceeded to a hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, allowing the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing in exchange for the member's undertaking to immediately resign his membership, surrender his certificate, and never teach again or seek reinstatement.

The Committee found this resolution reasonable and in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that an occasional teacher committed professional misconduct by physically abusing two students in a computer lab.

The Discipline Committee dismissed the allegations, finding that the College failed to prove the allegations on a balance of probabilities.

The Committee noted significant inconsistencies in the students' evidence and found the investigations conducted by the school administration and the Children's Aid Society to be flawed and heavily reliant on hearsay.

The Member's testimony denying the allegations was found to be clear, cogent, and consistent.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

College counsel determined there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations and no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct.

The member's counsel consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding the withdrawal reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest.

The applicant, a midwife, brought a motion for an order requiring the College of Midwives of Ontario to file the complete record of proceedings relating to an Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC) decision about another midwife.

The applicant had made a mandatory report about the other midwife, and the ICRC decided to take no action but made critical comments about the applicant's report.

The applicant sought the record for her application for judicial review.

The Divisional Court dismissed the motion, finding that the ICRC did not exercise a statutory power of decision with respect to the applicant, and that the College was prohibited from producing the record under the confidentiality provisions of the Regulated Health Professions Act.

The Member, a music teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for sending inappropriate text messages to a female student using a confiscated cell phone and making inappropriate comments about her clothing.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession, abusing a student, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of a boundary violations course, and publication of the decision without the Member's name.

The member, a teacher, engaged in inappropriate electronic communications via MSN Messenger and webcam with over twenty female students.

The communications included explicit sexual comments, vulgar language, and requests for students to pour water on themselves or engage in other inappropriate acts.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty, revoked his teaching certificate, and ordered the publication of his name and the decision.

The member, an elementary school teacher, pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct stemming from an inappropriate relationship with a student.

The member communicated with the student electronically and kissed the student in his vehicle, leading to a criminal conviction for sexual assault.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to professional misconduct after engaging in an unprofessional confrontation with a student in the school office in the presence of others.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering the Member to be counselled, complete an anger management course, and directing publication of the decision without the Member's name, noting his long, successful career and the isolated nature of the incident.